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Before Night Falls
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2000 US film directed by Julian Schnabel
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6.6Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.
Cast
- Javier Bardem as Reinaldo Arenas
- Olivier Martinez as Lazaro Gomez Carilles
- Johnny Depp as Bon Bon / Lieutenant Victor
- Andrea Di Stefano as Pepe Malas
- Santiago Magill as Tomas Diego
- John Ortiz as Juan Abreu
Themes
- new york city
- suicide
- aids
- cuba
- totalitarian regime
- artist
- hot air balloon
- attempt to escape
- exile
- biography
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Julian Schnabel
- Screenplay by
- Lázaro Gómez Carriles Cunningham O'Keefe Julian Schnabel
- Based on
- Before Night Falls , book by Reinaldo Arenas Havana , film by Jana Boková
- Produced by
- Jon Kilik
- Starring
- Javier Bardem Olivier Martinez Johnny Depp Héctor Babenco
- Cinematography
- Xavier Pérez Grobet Guillermo Rosas
- Edited by
- Michael Berenbaum
- Music by
- Carter Burwell
- Production company
- Grandview Pictures
- Distributed by
- Fine Line Features
- Release dates
- September 3, 2000 ( 2000-09-03 ) ( Venice ) December 22, 2000 ( 2000-12-22 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 133 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $8.5 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- Russian
- Based on
- Before Night Falls
- Director
- Julian Schnabel
- Screenwriter
- Julian Schnabel
- Cast member
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola
- Composer
- Carter Burwell
- Producer
- Jon Kilik
- Narrative location
- Cuba
- Filming location
- Mexico
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 808049
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.before-night-falls.com
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 2004-01-29
- title
- Before Night Falls
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- set in period
- 1980s
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 85/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Before Night Falls is a 2000 American biographical drama film directed by Julian Schnabel. The film is based on both the autobiography of the same name by Reinaldo Arenas—published in English in 1993—as well as Jana Boková's 1990 documentary Havana.
The screenplay was co-written by Schnabel, Lázaro Gómez Carriles and Cunningham O'Keefe. The film stars Javier Bardem (in his international film debut), Johnny Depp, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano, Santiago Magill and Michael Wincott. The film had its world premiere at the 57th Venice International Film Festival. At the 71st Academy Awards, Bardem was nominated for Best Actor, becoming the first Spanish performer to do so.
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